Good Morning, Prosecutor Albert Vaal. I have a few questions. How did you become involved in the case? I questioned Brice Frankel during an investigation of arson. Did you have knowledge of the Mario Simpson's murder? May I tell you like it is. No, I didn't. They have been nearly 300 Mario's deaths in the city. Yet, 100 of the cases connect back to the drug kingpin Nachine Bautista. My efforts are to put this woman in jail. Has this been your private crusade? Yes. Why? I've decided to make it private.

What happens next? PP robs you. He sells your stuff if it's expensive. Or if it's involved in a murder like my brother's murder, he gives it to the killer snitch. What pisses me off, when the killer snitch is arrested and questioned, he knows not to give up PP or the gang members.

What does he need the information for? He twists your words enough to create hell for you. He tells PP and the Tattle Tale members a vivacious tale mixed with lies and truth against the leader and his gang. He adds your name on it. The gang knows it mostly lies yet they treat the story like the truth. That's how PP and the gang earn their name.

What's a killer snitch? It's a person who lives in your neighborhood and watch your movements. He usually does it because he's jealous. He wants your Nike gym shoes or Adidas gear. He befriends you. He investigates how you feel about your neighbors and PP.

Why don't you want to believe the Tattle Tale gang leader organize the robbery with a new kid? I hate to realize it. I would have to kill them. My brother's murder has resulted from a killer snitch's action.

How did you become involved in the murder of Mario Simpson? My girl Qadira clutched Mario's dead body just like I did my brother. She wanted him not to die. Yet, they do either on the ground or at the hospital. Who killed your brother? I've seen who did it. Their faces were fresh to the neighborhood. It may have been a gang from the suburbs or out of town.

What about the drug dealer who causes innocent kids to be killed during their wars? Or the gun dealer who sells to a criminal He uses the gun to rob a convenience store and kills the owner over $60? There's good and bad to everything. Would you kill a teacher? I'm not going to say no. It's one I want to kill-Mr. Frankel. He runs his classroom not the streets. He wants to push us out the neighborhood and to make it a safe place to live. Frankel shouldn't, as well as everybody else, let the community become so messed up. Why didn't they act a long time ago?

If a person does give evidence or testify, what should a person expects? Do you offer 24 hours protection? It depends on the circumstance. But all people in the community receive 24 hours patrols. Will the person need to worry about retaliation? It can happen.

What is a person supposed to do when a criminal does come after him? Does he get a gun? No, you call the police. The block you patrol sees your station house out man by the criminals. Is that true? Wait a minute the war is not over. Is it true? Yes, we do take a longer response time. But we do our job.

How did you become involve in the Mario Simpson's murder? I arrived on the scene first and came upon a crowd where some of Cody students stood around. I cut through them. Mario's body was covered in blood. I questioned the students but the no snitch rule had them not talking.

What's the no snitch rule? The rule to me is no one tells what he or she sees and he or she may survive another day. Has this rule hindered your investigations? Yes, I could've arrested the shooters the same day.

Did you every say "I am waiting for the drug dealers to kill each other off then …"?

Yes, I did. The people on the block want to abide by the no snitch rule and not help the cops. Why should I make the effort to protect and serve? The dealers fight among themselves over anything. Why shouldn't I allow them to kill each other?

Are you burnt out? Yeah, I am. I have walked up to crime scenes where kids' backs, limps and heads are shot off. No one can speak up to stop this. You got the EMS crew waiting until the police come because they are afraid of getting shot. The victims mostly died before making it to the hospital. The criminals try to run the whole damn city.

Frelisa Walker

The novel One Death At A Time (work in progress) conveys a hopeful message that Detroit can overcome it's problems.​​This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.